2004 INFINITI M45 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE STALLED, AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER...

Mileage: 155,924

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIM...

Mileage: 111,191

FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT BROKEN CAUSING SEAT TO LIST TO THE LEFT SIDE. PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY DEALER WHO INFORMED US AT THE TIME THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AT COST OF APPROX $1800.00. SEAT CURRENTLY NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE AND ...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VDC, ENGINE, AND SEATBELT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CHANGED THE BATTERY A DAY LATER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INS...

Mileage: 137,523

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON JUNE 3RD DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR JUST GAVE OUT. IT STALLED, LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO A SIDE STREET IN WHICH I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. AFTER SI...

Mileage: 137,519

WENT TO SIT IN CAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP AS I SAT. SEAT WAS THEN SHAKY AND UNSTABLE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE SEAT WAS LOOSE OR BROKEN ON THE LEFT SIDE. TOOK CAR TO INFINITI WHERE I WAS TOLD THE SEAT CAME OUT OF THE TRACK AND THE SEAT TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER AN HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILU...

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER AN HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILU...

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL INDICATOR LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL INDICATOR LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 118,000

THIS VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAS A KNOWN FUEL GAUGE ISSUE THAT NISSAN/INFINITI CHOSE TO IGNORE FOR THE LONGEST TIME. I THOUGHT I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES BECAUSE MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE BUT IT HAPPENED BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. LUCKILY, IT WAS ONLY ME IN T...

Mileage: 62,000

THIS CAR HAS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE WHERE IT NO LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AS THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY TO NOTIFY ME OF MY CORRECT FUEL AMOUNT, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIG...

Mileage: 74,000

HELLO, I OWN A 2004 INFINITY M45 AND I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY AND IT READS HALF FULL AT EMPTY WHICH CAUSED MY WIFE TO STALL OUT AT NIGHT!!!!! ON THE HIGHWAY!!!!! I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN JUST MY CAR AT FIRST UNTIL I GOOGLED IT REALIZING THERE ARE THOUSAN...

Mileage: 112,000

CAR HAD NO FUEL DESPITE GAUGE READING. TRAVELING 65MPH IN LEFT LANE OF CROWDED RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY WITH NO LEFT SHOULDER. VERY DANGEROUS SERIES OF RIGHT LANE CHANGES AND COASTING IN NEUTRAL TO EXIT TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT CHALLENGING SITUATION THAT DID NOT NEED TO...

Mileage: 72,000

CAR HAD NO FUEL DESPITE GAUGE READING. TRAVELING 65MPH IN LEFT LANE OF CROWDED RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY WITH NO LEFT SHOULDER. VERY DANGEROUS SERIES OF RIGHT LANE CHANGES AND COASTING IN NEUTRAL TO EXIT TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT CHALLENGING SITUATION THAT DID NOT NEED TO...

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAR SLOWED THEN DIED. SYSTEM READ 1/2 TANK OF GAS AND OVER 150 MILES LEFT TO REFUEL. GAS TANK WAS EMPTY. *KB

Mileage: 82,319

PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITI M45 WITH 76K IN MAY 2010. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF BUYING THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT SCANNED AND IT SAID "FUEL SENDING UNIT" SO I REPLACED THAT PART AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER, THE GAS TANK WAS ABOUT 1/4 TANK SHOWN, AND I WATCHED THE FUEL GAUGE...

Mileage: 76,000

MY FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING A HALF A TANK OF GAS AND I RAN OUT OF GAS STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DO TO TIME FRAME BUT WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE READS FULL 99% OF THE T...

Mileage: 45,000

CAR CUT OFF DUE LACK OF GAS, HOWEVER, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING A HALF A TANK. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2004 INFINITI STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY FUEL GAUGE, READ 2/3RDS FULL, I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. TO DATE THE GAUGE WILL NOT GO BELOW 2/3RDS NO MATTER HOW M...

Mileage: 62,000

MY FUEL GAUGE READ 1/3 OF A TANK AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APPROXIMATELY JAN 2009 AND I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED COMPLETE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS MY FLOAT MECHANISM IN THE GAS TANK BUT FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS THE DASH AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY ($50 DE...

Mileage: 33,000

I RAN OUT OF FUEL LOST ALL POWER @ 70 MPH WITH FUEL GAUGE READING 1/4 TANK. NO ACCIDENT BUT THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN MY IMMEDIATE AREA AND IT WAS 9PM AND DARK. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE AND FUEL REMAINING COMPUTER SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT, ALMOST HALF A TANK. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED CRANKING THE MOTOR. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUG...

Mileage: 86,500

I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THESE GAUGES HAVE MAJOR INTERNAL ISSUES RESULTING IN WHAT MAY BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE (LINK BELOW) AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOUR ORGANI...

Mileage: 112,025

I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED FULL WHEN THE TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THESE GAUGES HAVE MAJOR INTERNAL ISSUES RESULTING IN WHAT MAY BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE (LINK BELOW) AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOUR ORGANI...

Mileage: 112,025

THIS CAR DIED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE SAID THAT I HAD A 3/4 TANK OF GAS REMAINING. THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS SO WE ADDED GAS AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE IT TO A LOCAL INFINITI DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS IN INSTRUMENT CLUS...

Mileage: 90,971

2004 INFINITI M45 RAN OUT OF GAS WITH MY GAUGE READING 1/4 LEFT. FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH GAUGE CLUSTER WHICH IS ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPLACE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT INFINITI REFUSES TO HELP WITH THE COST. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TT

Mileage: 58,500

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2004 INFINITI M45 STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN THE FUEL GOES BELOW HALF A TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RISE. THE MILEAGE READING CORRELATES & TELLS ME I HAVE LOTS OF FUEL LEFT, WHEN IN REALITY IT MAY BE ON OR NEAR EMPTY. I AM FORCED TO USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO TR...

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER SAFELY MAKING MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER I DETERMINED THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED 1/4 TANK FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT REGISTERED AN ACCURATE READING SINCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED...

Mileage: 68,250

AS A FOLLOW-UP TO AN EARLIER POST (ODI ID NUMBER: 10369584) I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE INFINITI DEALER IN ROSWELL GEORGIA AND WHEN LOOKED AT BY COMPETENT TECHNICIANS WHO ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAVE A FAULTY GAUGE CLUSTER (EXPENSIVE BUT THE GUYS HERE KNOW THEIR STUFF,...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A GASOLINE LEVEL READING OF ONE HALF FULL YET THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NEED ...

Mileage: 73,500

MY 2004 INFINITI M45'S FUEL GAUGE READS AT OR ABOVE TANK OF GAS WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL RESULTING IN A STALL. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 59K MILES BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 72K MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP COUNTER AS THE FUEL GAUGE IS USELESS. THE INFINITI DEA...

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2004 INFINITI M45'S FUEL GAUGE READS AT OR ABOVE TANK OF GAS WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL RESULTING IN A STALL. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 59K MILES BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 72K MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE TO RESET THE TRIP COUNTER AS THE FUEL GAUGE IS USELESS. THE INFINITI DEA...

Mileage: 59,000

CAR'S FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY 1/2 TANK OF FUEL REMAINING WHEN TANK IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY -- WAS DRIVING, MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD, HIT THE GAS AND THE ENGINE DIED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON I-75, PARTICULARLY THE 20+ MILE STRETCH THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HA...

Mileage: 117,500

CAR'S FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY 1/2 TANK OF FUEL REMAINING WHEN TANK IS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY -- WAS DRIVING, MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD, HIT THE GAS AND THE ENGINE DIED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON I-75, PARTICULARLY THE 20+ MILE STRETCH THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HA...

Mileage: 117,500

THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO A 2004 INFINITY M45. IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING NEARLY A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT I THAT WAS INCORRECT BECAUSE I HAD NOT PUT ANY GASOLINE IN IT IN OVER 3 DAYS. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS TRAVELING OVER A VERY BUSY BRIDGE IN TAMPA, FL, MY VEHIC...

Mileage: 65,852

THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO A 2004 INFINITY M45. IN THE SPRING OF 2010, I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING NEARLY A FULL TANK OF GAS, BUT IT HAD BEEN A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE I HAD PUT GAS IN THE TANK. WHEN I FILLED UP THE TANK, I REALIZED THAT THE TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY. SINCE THAT TIME,...

Mileage: 42,000

FUEL GAUGE INCORRECTLY INDICATED 1/2 TANK OF FUEL, BUT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, FORCING ME TO EXIT TO BERM. GAUGE STILL INDICATES INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. *TR

Mileage: 93,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD INFORM TH...

Mileage: 83,999

INCORRECT GAS LEVEL ON 2004 INFINITI M45. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY M45'S IN 2003 AND 2004. GAUGE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

PURCHASED MY 2004 INFINITI M45 AT WILLOW GROVE INFINITI IN THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA WITH 22,160 MILES. I PERFORMED A THOROUGH TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT TO BE MY "WEEKEND" CAR SINCE I'M ALREADY SUPPLIED WITH A COMPANY CAR FROM WORK.AFTER 3 WEEKS OF MINIMAL D...

Mileage: 22,704

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL TANK LEVEL WAS FULL. HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK CONSUMPTION WAS HALF OF THE FUEL LEVEL CAPACITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYE...

Mileage: 58,000

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2010, MY 2004 INFINITY M45 GAS GAUGE READ THAT I HAD A LITTLE OVER A 1/4 TANK OF GAS. AS WAS DRIVING DOWN MATHILDA AVENUE IN SUNNYVALE I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING. I MANAGED TO GET ONTO EL CAMINO REAL AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. UNFORTUNATELY, I COAS...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW 1/2 GALLON MORE GASOLINE THAN THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILU...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. WHEN THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL TO THE GAS TANK HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATE WITHOUT GIVING THE DRIVER AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL CONNECTOR IN 2009 AND HE NOTICED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ...

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 INFINITI M45. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT WAS UNSTABLE SINCE THE SEAT BRACKET WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BRACKET HAS WEAK SPOTS THAT CAUSED CRACKS IN THE WELD. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT IS REQUIRED ...

Mileage: 71,000